Alliance Airlines Pty Limited based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with operational bases in Adelaide, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville, Darwin and Rockhampton. Alliance Airlines owns and operates a fleet of Fokker and Embraer aircraft, including Fokker 70, Fokker 100 and Embraer 190 jet aircraft. Alliance operates fly-in fly-out (FIFO) air charter services for the Australian mining and resources industry, as well as private aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia. Alliance also provides aircraft component sales and leasing worldwide.[3]
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Alliance Airlines was established in 2002 when Brisbane based Queensland Airline Holdings acquired the AOC (Airline Operator Certificate) and assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines,[4] which had been established in May 1987 and ceased scheduled services in 2001. Alliance commenced operations with two Fokker 100 aircraft[5] and has since expanded its fleet and operational capabilities to service the growing demand from the mining and energy sector. It is a subsidiary of Alliance Aviation Services that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2011 and now has over 590 employees.[6] In November 2015, Alliance announced the purchase of 6 Fokker 70 and 15 Fokker 100 aircraft from Austrian Airlines.[7] In November 2018, Alliance was awarded CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year.[8]
In February 2019, Qantas acquired a 19.9% shareholding.[9][10]
In August 2020, Alliance announced a deal to purchase 14 Embraer E190 jets adding to their current fleet and then in December 2020 ordered a further 16 more Embraer E190 jets bringing their total to 30. The first E190, named Brazilian Lad was received by the airline on 29 October 2020 at Brisbane Airport and is expected to enter service in February 2021.
In May 2022, Alliance announced it had agreed terms to be taken over by Qantas. The deal is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.[11]
Safety standards
Alliance was recognised as the first aircraft operator in Australia to attain Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Gold Status in 2013[12] and in 2016, was recognised as the first regional aircraft operator in Australia to attain IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification.[13]
Services
Scheduled services
A former Alliance Airlines Fokker 50 at AdelaideAlliance Airlines Fokker 70 at CanberraAlliance Airlines Fokker 100 at Bundaberg
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As of July 2021, Alliance operates the following routes under its own name:
Adelaide and Olympic Dam
Brisbane and Cloncurry
Brisbane and Moranbah
Brisbane and Emerald
Brisbane and Weipa
Brisbane and Rockhampton
Cairns and Canberra
Cairns and Groote Eylandt
Perth and Kalgoorlie
Perth and Newman
Perth and Port Hedland (operated for BHP with seats made available to the public)
Sunshine Coast and Canberra
Sunshine Coast and Emerald
Sunshine Coast and Cairns
Townsville and Cairns
Townsville and Cloncurry
Wet lease
Eight Embraer 190s will be wet leased to Qantas from mid 2021 under a 3 year deal to operate the following routes under the QantasLink brand:[14][15]
Alliance Airlines operates fly-in fly-out air services (FIFO) to over 20 mine sites and[18] services mining projects in Australia including Ballera, Cannington, Cloncurry, Cape Preston, Groote Eylandt, Leinster, Mount Keith, Olympic Dam, Phosphate Hill, Telfer, Barimunya, Coondewanna, Newman, Leonora, Century Mine and The Granites.[19]
Aircraft charters
Alliance Airlines provides aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia[citation needed]
Fleet
As of October 2022, the Alliance Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][20]
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